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Children 12.1k topics

Divorce can have a big impact on children. Discuss approaches for communicating with your children and ways to maintain the normality in their lives.
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Child Support 1610 topics

Here you can discuss all aspects of child support, including child maintenance issues and your experience of the Child Support Agency.
Re: Child Support / Company Car
by WYSPECIAL
13 Jul 25

Contact and Residency 6637 topics

Who will the kids live with and how often will the non-resident parent see them? Here you can discuss parental responsibility, residency and contact.
Parenting after divorce - shar ...
by PADSstudy
04 Jun 25
Parental Responsibility
Increased Parental responsibil ...
by DKN1990
09 Jan 25

Child Court Hearings 1166 topics

Child Court Hearings
Re: Enforcement Order Appeal
by WYSPECIAL
21 May 25

Family Mediation 69 topics

Family Mediation
Mediation not done
by One man band
03 Sep 24
This forum area enables members to interact with consultants from the government's child maintenance options service. Unfortunately, they will not be able to answer any specific questions on individual CSA cases.
Re: paying maintenance once child ...
by NeedhelpDad
04 Sep 25
Subject Replies / Latest
CO-Parenting plan
Hi all,

i have put together (from various sources on the web) a co-parenting plan that my stbx and i will use to form the basis of how we will manage o ...
09 Apr 08, by peterc
Latest 09 Apr 08 by sexysadie
Replies:7
:1970
Latest by sexysadie
09 Apr 08
when to tell kids about dads girlfriend
Hi.When is the best time to tell my children about their dads gf? He first started seeing her about 3 yrs ago & have just found out he is still seeing her & ...
02 Apr 08, by gwenflo
Latest 02 Apr 08 by Elle
Replies:2
:749
Latest by Elle
02 Apr 08
Causing me distress
When we serperated in Aug 05 i said to him he could see the kids whenever he wanted just give me a call, he replied i'm dicating and took the matter to court to ...
23 Mar 08, by Angel557
Latest 24 Mar 08 by jelly4toes
Replies:2
:774
Latest by jelly4toes
24 Mar 08
terrified he will get contact order
i left an emotionally and psychologically abusive control freak husband a few weeks ago, moved out after 7 years of mistreatment. we have a 4 year old son and i ...
20 Feb 08, by jade01
Latest 21 Feb 08 by Tinny
Replies:6
:979
Latest by Tinny
21 Feb 08
Can I insure ex to cover cost of childcare?
Hi,

Long divorced, reasonably amiable with non-working ex sharing care of children half and half with me. If anything happened to her health, I'd not k ...
17 Feb 08, by Macker
Latest 17 Feb 08 by Peter@BDM
Replies:1
:592
Latest by Peter@BDM
17 Feb 08
Childrens Passports
I have just separated from my wife and fear that she may remove the children from the UK for good without my permission. This would not be in their interests es ...
16 Feb 08, by dooda
Latest 17 Feb 08 by hostee
Replies:2
:763
Latest by hostee
17 Feb 08
A Child Custody Question?
Knowing that I’m going through the divorce process I have been asked by a work colleague if I know anything about child custody issues.

The situation ...
07 Feb 08, by Jacko
Latest 07 Feb 08 by Jacko
Replies:6
:856
Latest by Jacko
07 Feb 08
Separated/divorced/single parents
I hope it is OK to post this here.

I am in the Northampton area and I suspect i am not the only dad having this problem.

Since separation I ha ...
05 Feb 08, by braindearth
Latest 06 Feb 08 by sexysadie
Replies:1
:853
Latest by sexysadie
06 Feb 08
Is there ANYTHING that i can do??
m x2b has just told me that she is going to Germany in May and in June she is going to South Africa (family parties!!)
While i have absolutely no problem wi ...
05 Feb 08, by madaboutcars
Latest 06 Feb 08 by Josh2008
Replies:4
:821
Latest by Josh2008
06 Feb 08
Holiday with Children - can she stop me?
s2bx has just announced she's not happy about me taking out 4 yo on holiday in May - but she's ok about the 7 yo.

She says she's not going to let me ta ...
27 Jan 08, by robmcd
Latest 30 Jan 08 by mcnaughty
Replies:10
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Latest by mcnaughty
30 Jan 08
child maitenance
He has not stopped payments yet, just threatening too. Just wanted to be prepared in the event of it becoming a reality. Everything he has threatened so far h ...
28 Jan 08, by jasmine
Replies:0
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child maintenance
If a consent order has been stamped by the court if the ex stops the payments what is the procedure.
Do you go back to court
how long does it take
w ...
27 Jan 08, by jasmine
Latest 28 Jan 08 by kitten44
Replies:3
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Latest by kitten44
28 Jan 08

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